,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,neguse 7for himself and ,mr4 ,taylor7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish 
the ,commission on the ,strategic       
,national ,stockpile1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,commission on ,strategic
 ,national ,stockpile  7a7              
,establishment ,there is established in 
the legislative branch a commission to  
be known as the ,commission on the      
,strategic ,national ,stockpile 7in this
 section referred to as the             
,commission74  7b7 ,duty of ,commission 
,the ,commission shall conduct a study  
to determine the most effective ways to 
stock the strategic national stockpile  
under section #cai;,f-#b of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg-f;b7 in order to address local1    
,state1 and ,federal needs in times of  
emergency1 including-- 7#a7 the types of

 supplies needed2 and  7#b7 the quantity
 of each such supply4  7c7 ,membership  
7#a7 ,number and appointment ,the       
,commission shall be composed of #aj    
members1 of whom-- 7,a7 two members     
shall be appointed by the ,president2   
7,b7 two members shall be appointed by  
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives2  7,c7 two members     
shall be appointed by the minority      
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives2  7,d7 two members     
shall be appointed by the majority      
leader of the ,senate2 and  7,e7 two    
members shall be appointed by the       
minority leader of the ,senate4  7#b7   
,terms ,each member shall be appointed  
for the life of the ,commission4  7#c7  
,compensation ,each member of the       
,commission may be compensated at a rate
 not to exceed the daily equivalent of  
the annual rate of basic pay in effect  
for a position at level ,,iv of the     
,executive ,schedule under section #ecae
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for

 each day during which such member is   
engaged in the actual performance of the
 duties of the ,commission4  7d7        
,administrative provisions  7#a7 ,staff 
7,a7 ,appointment and compensation ,the 
majority of the ,commission1 in         
accordance with rules agreed upon by the
 ,commission1 may appoint and fix the   
compensation of an executive director   
and such other personnel as may be      
necessary to enable the ,commission to  
carry out its functions1 without regard 
to the provisions of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 governing appointments in
 the competitive service1 and without   
regard to the provisions of chapter #ea 
and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of  
such title relating to classification   
and ,general ,schedule pay rates1 except
 that no rate of pay fixed under this   
subsection may exceed the rate payable  
for a position at level ,v of the       
,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7,b7 ,personnel as ,federal employees   

7i7 ,in general ,the executive director 
and any other personnel of the          
,commission appointed in accordance with
 subparagraph 7,a7 shall be treated as  
employees under section #baje of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for purposes 
of chapters #fc1 #ha1 #hc1 #hd1 #he1    
#hg1 #hi1 and #ij of such title4  7ii7  
,members of ,commission ,clause 7i7 may 
not be construed to apply to members of 
the ,commission4  7#b7 ,detailees ,any  
,federal ,government employee may be    
detailed to the ,commission without     
reimbursement from the ,commission1 and 
such detail shall be without            
interruption or loss of civil service   
status1 rights1 or privilege4  7#c7     
,expert and consultant services ,the    
,commission may procure the services of 
experts and consultants in accordance   
with section #caji of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 at rates not to exceed   
the daily rate paid a person occupying a
 position at level ,,iv of the          
,executive ,schedule under section #ecae

 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7e7 ,report ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commission shall transmit to 
,congress a report on the study required
 under subsection 7b74  7f7 ,termination
 ,the ,commission shall terminate       
immediately following the submission of 
the report required under subsection    
7e74